Q: Is 165,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 165,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 165,942 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 165942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 439 878 1,317 2,634 3,073 3,951 6,146 7,902 9,219 11,853 18,438 23,706 27,657 55,314 82,971 and 165,942, with no remainder.

Since 165,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,942, it is not a prime number.


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